Former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said Monday she still thinks "every day" about the moment last year when former President Donald Trump suggested during a press conference that injecting disinfectant into the body could possibly treat COVID-19. Published March 16, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday that the massive influx of migrant children at the U.S. border is a crisis of President Biden's own making. Published March 15, 2021
Kroger said it will close three supermarkets in Los Angeles, citing what it described as an "arbitrary" $5-per-hour pandemic pay increase for grocery workers. Published March 12, 2021
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo must resign following a sixth sexual misconduct allegation he called "disgusting." Published March 11, 2021
Pasadena, Calif., officials on Tuesday canceled a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for the elderly and essential workers after hundreds of Hollywood types snatched up the majority of appointments. Published March 11, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines regarding vaccinated Americans will continue to get more flexible as time goes on, and that sometimes a "judgment call" must be made when making those guidelines that may not necessarily be backed by "actual evidence." Published March 10, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that military members who refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19 are "innocently and inadvertently" prolonging the pandemic. Published March 5, 2021
The father of Michael Brown and other activists in Ferguson, Missouri, where the Black Lives Matter movement broke into the national spotlight in 2014, are now demanding $20 million from the Black Lives Matter organization following a report that it raised over $90 million last year. Published March 5, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci said he doesn't see the U.S. getting "completely" back to normal by this time next year and that a more global effort is needed in getting COVID-19 and its variants under control. Published March 4, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he is ending a statewide mask mandate and allowing businesses to open at 100% capacity starting next week. Published March 2, 2021
The State Department said Thursday that U.S. diplomats in China were given anal COVID-19 tests "in error." Published February 25, 2021
Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar on Tuesday slammed President Biden for reopening a Texas facility to hold migrant teens. Published February 24, 2021
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday joined Republican and Democratic state lawmakers calling for a "full investigation" into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's treatment of COVID-19-positive nursing home patients and the underreporting of related deaths. Published February 19, 2021
A California school board is facing fierce backlash after members were caught on a hot mic mocking parents who want classrooms to reopen for in-person learning. Published February 18, 2021
Country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton on Thursday asked Tennessee lawmakers to drop a bill to have a statue erected in her honor at the state Capitol, saying it's not the right time in the country for her to be placed on a "pedestal." Published February 18, 2021
Democratic New York state Assemblyman Ron Kim said Wednesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to "destroy" his career if he did not stand in support of the administration as it faces backlash over its treatment of COVID-19 positive nursing home patients and the reporting of nursing home deaths. Published February 17, 2021
President Biden mistakenly claimed Tuesday night that his administration didn't have a coronavirus vaccine upon entering office. Published February 17, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday defended comments by Vice President Kamala Harris that the Biden administration is "starting from scratch" on COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Published February 16, 2021
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday his administration aims to target "for-profit nursing homes" as criticism mounts over his handling of COVID-19 positive nursing home patients in the state. Published February 15, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration is "starting from scratch" on COVID-19 vaccine distribution, apparently contradicting earlier comments from Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been the top White House coronavirus adviser during the Biden and Trump administrations. Published February 15, 2021
